Cambodia: Siem Reap to Phenom Penh

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April 30th 2008

Published: May 21st 2008

We did the whirlwind tour through Cambodia ~ about 10 days which is par for the course for tourists mainly interested in Angkor Wat. This seems to be the big draw these days (since the movie Tomb Raider came out about 6 yrs ago and was filmed in Angkor Wat) and Siem Reap - the town near Angkor Wat is becoming very built up with many, many! hotels (from big and fancy to nice looking newer guest hou... Read Full Entry

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School building on the river

for kids who live near or on the lake

Another floating building

Floating village

on the gigantic Tonle Sap Lake fed by tributaries of the Tonle Sap river.

Palace

Phenom Penh, Capitol of Cambodia. The city is situated where the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers join.

Palace At Phenom Penh

Another view of Palace

Bugs For Dinner

Sold on a street in Phenom Penh

Delicasies to a Cambodian

She happily ate one for us

What Would You Like On Your Fried Cockroach?!

Try a roasted spider?

A picture is worth a 1,000 words!

Chicken Little On A Stick

Motorbikes

Cambodians always travel

very efficiently in groups!

Waiting For The Ferry

Vans and buses were piled up here to cross the river as everyone was returning from visiting family on the New Year holiday. We were on the bus on our way to the Vietnam border. This was an amazing scene, seeing how people pile into these vehicles and on top with all their stuff.